What does outpost mean?

Definitions for outpost
ˈaʊtˌpoʊstout·post

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outstation, outpostnoun

    a station in a remote or sparsely populated location

  2. frontier settlement, outpostnoun

    a settlement on the frontier of civilization

  3. outpostnoun

    a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

Wiktionary

  1. outpostnoun

    A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.

    The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.

  2. outpostnoun

    The body of troops manning such a post.

    Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.

  3. outpostnoun

    An outlying settlement.

    Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.

  4. Etymology: out + post

ChatGPT

  1. outpost

    An outpost is a remote settlement or station established in a distant or frontier location, typically for military, trade or scientific purposes. It represents the presence and authority of a particular group or nation in an isolated area. In a military context, it is usually a small, temporary base or station established for monitoring, defense, or advance into enemy territory.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Outpost

    owt′pōst, n. a post or station beyond the main body of an army: the troops placed there.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. outpost

    A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army. The troops placed at such a station.

Anagrams for outpost »

  1. opt-outs

  2. opts out

  3. out-tops

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outpost in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outpost in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of outpost in a Sentence

  1. Awad Abu Samra:

    When they got out of the cars they were attacked by young settlers from the outpost who were carrying clubs and axes. They struck the cars with clubs but the security guards did not respond with their weapons.

  2. Greg Abbott:

    We in Texas have been left to our own devices to fend for ourselves, just like we're some outpost somewhere along some territory that the federal government doesn't care about anymore, it's not like it was with President Trump. He cared about Texas. He stepped up to Texas. He built the wall in Texas.

  3. John Druckenmiller:

    We’re an outpost. We’re still kind of unheard of here, but we’re getting more and more attention.

  4. Trey Gowdy:

    Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential front-runner, is scheduled to testify Thursday about her role as secretary of state during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, in which Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed. Trey Gowdy said Sunday that the 12-member bipartisan committee has acquired Stephens ’ emails from that time and suggested dozens more witnesses will be called. Clinton is an important witness, but she is one witness, i understand that there's more attention associated with her. But from my perspective, I am much more interested in Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received, than I am Chris Stevens ' emails, which we just received.

  5. Thorsten J. Pattberg:

    Harvard has de facto become a Chinese outpost.

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